D3FOOTBALL.COM 2011 ALL-WEST REGION TEAM
MINNEAPOLIS – Augsburg College's
Adam Carl (SO, Eagan, Minn.) and
Edmond Smith (SR, Minneapolis, Minn./North HS) were named to the D3football.com All-West Region Team, it was announced on Monday.
Carl was named to the squad as a second-team tight end, while Smith earned a spot on the third team as a defensive tackle. A total of 75 players were selected to the All-West Region squads from 212 nominations by Division III schools to
D3football.com, a national website that covers NCAA Division III football.
Both Carl and Smith also earned
All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors in November, Carl as a first-team selection and Smith as a second-team honoree.
Carl had a career season for the Auggies in 2011, leading the team with 58 receptions and five receiving touchdowns, while standing second on the team with 616 receiving yards. His 5.80 receptions per-game were tops among
all MIAC receivers (overall statistics), and his 61.6 receiving yards per-game were sixth-best – both per-game averages tops among MIAC tight ends.
Carl had back-to-back career-best performances in two of Augsburg's last three games -- a 10-reception, 103-yard, two-touchdown effort in Augsburg's 31-23 win over Macalester on Oct. 29, and an 11-catch, 115-yard, two-touchdown performance in Augsburg's 37-20 win at Gustavus on Nov. 5. Carl earned
D3football.com Team of the Week honors for his efforts against Macalester.
An accounting major with a 3.50 grade-point average, Carl also was named to the
Capital One Academic All-District 6 (Division III) football squad in November.
Smith had the best year of his career on the defensive line in 2011, standing second on the team in tackles with 90 (31 solo), including 10.5 tackles for-loss, 5.5 sacks, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup.
His 9.0 tackles per-game were fifth-best among MIAC players, and his 0.8 sacks per-game were tied for tops among MIAC players. In his career (26 games), Smith finished with 150 tackles (63 solo), 17.5 tackles for-loss and 6.0 sacks.
Smith had two double-digit tackle games this year, including a 16-tackle effort in a win over Carleton on Oct. 1 that earned him
MIAC Defensive Player of the Week and
D3football.com Team of the Week honors.
Under seventh-year head coach
Frank Haege, Augsburg finished 6-4 overall, 4-4 in MIAC play. Augsburg recorded its 13th above-.500 finish in school history and first since a 6-4 overall (5-4 MIAC) finish in 1999.
Augsburg has had at least one member named to the All-West Region team every year since the squad was first named in 2005 by D3football.com, and has had 13 all-region honorees in the award's history.
